When you quiet your brain you stop that voice in the back of your head from popping up at the worst of times, you allow your 21st century mind to open up and take the lead.
Sales is, in my opinion, the ultimate profession. Mastery of it means complete indispensability and self reliance for life. Getting the other person t...
Many other animals make tools. Dolphins recognize themselves in mirrors. Elephants mourn their dead. But what other creatures share stories -- and share them with people they don't even know?
One of the most powerful messages coming out of the brain fitness science these days is that having intellectual passions is a major factor in any good brain fitness plan.
Most of us, including evangelicals, know that our trials and temptations, our inner struggles, our troubling habits, our personal and relational challenges, are not literally the result of our great-great-great-great... grandmother eating an apple.
For many of us, unuseful fight-or-flight or desire responses distract us or disrupt our attention -- or even affect our behavior -- numerous times throughout the day, during business meetings, lunch, while we're trying to fall asleep, or talk to a friend.
If you're a naturally go-with-the-flow type person, or just shy, you may have, like me, interpreted an instinctual fear of rejection as a reason you shouldn't talk to that cute girl or approach Joe Cool. You've developed a habit that transforms fears into subtle lies and excuses.
I've been thinking a lot lately about the importance of balancing the mind toward more of the good in life. This isn't meant to be a Pollyanna approach, just balancing the negativity bias that our brains inherently have.
They don't call it a "smartphone" for nothing. Your phone is the perfect tool to keep you mentally sharp both in the short term and in the long run. Get smart by downloading these apps today.
We tend to think mistakes get in the way of progress or, worse, mean failure. With small tasks, that's likely. But when it comes to thinking big and achieving something over time, error is an important part of the process.
We are on the verge of a zombie apocalypse, and I couldn't be happier. For I, you see, am a zombie, or, as we prefer to be called by you brains on legs, Shuffling-Undead-American.
In my opinion it's best to think of your brain as something separate from the rest of you, as an entertaining, unpredictable rascal that you're just stuck with.
It was 11:30 a.m. PST, which meant 2:30 a.m. EST, and my phone was ringing. Concerned (no one calls me that late anymore!), I looked down at the screen to see my sister's name displayed. When I picked up, my sister informed me, clear as day, that she'd had a stroke.
If you followed news coverage on the release of the National Alzheimer's Plan, you'd probably conclude that the solution to maintain lifelong brain health is simple: Simply wait until 2025 for a "magic bullet" to be discovered to cure Alzheimer's disease.
Every word you use and how you use it creates a picture in the the mind. It may create a powerful emotional state. Your words shape not only your reality but the reality of all those you influence daily.
At first glance, you'd think most women probably wouldn't identify with Hogan Gorman, debut author of the memoir Hot Cripple.
Leonard Mlodinow's book Subliminal: How Your Unconscious Mind Rules Your Behavior delves into how the unconscious mind shapes our experiences of the world, for better or for worse. Everything we experience or choose depends on subtle, unnoticeable perceptions and misperceptions that are part of our unconscious mental landscape.
At an annual fundraising gala Tuesday night in New York City, the MHA-NYC will launch the Traumatic Brain Injury and Emotional Wellness Alliance, an advocacy group that will raise awareness of the mental health impact of traumatic brain injury.
The danger and irony for all of us is that just as the world gives us the information to make more informed and reasoned decisions about our joint fate, we are so overwhelmed that we cannot take advantage of the opportunity.
What is it about being on a white sandy beach that makes people happy? Why does the sound and smell of the ocean make people feel relaxed? Why is "ocean view" the most valuable phrase in real estate?
